In general lack of awareness prevents end-users from behaving in an energy conscious and environmentally responsible way. And often end-users are unable to invest in EE and RES measures due to financial and organizational constraints and lack of capacity to develop projects.
In the light of these facts the tools under this category aim at measures inducing a change in present behaviors and in encouraging end-users in being actively involved in the development and implementation of projects.
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Fiscal instruments creates indirect incentives at various stakeholders through e.g. |
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Energy taxation |
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Investment subsidies |
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Interest subsidies |
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Reduction of VAT |
Administrative instruments create direct incentives through direct
regulation.
Links to various
information and tools:
 IEA
Database on Energy Efficiency Policies and Measures
The
Energy Efficiency Policies and Measures database
provides information on policies and measures taken or
planned in IEA Member countries, Russia, and five of the
world’s most powerful developing economies. Comprising
records collected over six years, the database provides a
comprehensive annual update of the policy making process in
place since 2000.
IEA
Database on Global Renewable Policies and Measures
The
Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database
provides information on policies and measures taken or
planned to encourage the uptake of renewable energy. The
database covers measures in IEA member countries, together
with members of the Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition
(JREC), and Brazil, China, the European Union, India,
Mexico, Russia and South Africa. Comprising more than 1,000
records dating back to 2000 and sometimes earlier, the
database provides an excellent source of information on
renewable energy policy developments. The database aims to
complement the policy analysis carried out by the IEA on
renewable energy. It is also part of a continued effort by
the IEA, the European Commission and JREC to support
decision makers, policy experts and researchers, as well as
to provide practical information on renewable energy to the
business community and the broader public..
World Energy Council
Energy
Efficiency Policies around the World: Review and Evaluation;
January
2008
.
This
study report describes and evaluates energy
efficiency trends and policies.The study was carried out
over three years with contributions from more than 70
countries.
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